Translucent concrete is a combination of optical fibers and fine concrete. Thousands of fibers run side by side transmitting light between the two surfaces of each element. Because of their small size the fibers blend into concrete becoming a component of the material like small pieces of ballast. In this manner, the result is not only having the two materials mixed -glass in concrete- but a third, new material which is homogeneous in its inner structure and on its main surfaces as well. In theory, a wall structure created out of translucent concrete blocks can be a couple of meters thick as the fibers work almost without any loss in light up till 20 meters... Even the colors remain the same."It will be interesting to see how this new material is applied.
This is the first step to what might become a building material of the future.